{"id":29047,"date":"2023-07-26T12:26:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=29047"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:26:45","slug":"toto-wolff-we-need-to-stop-any-kind-of-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/toto-wolff-we-need-to-stop-any-kind-of-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Toto Wolff: ‘We need to stop any kind of breach’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been impressed by how “robust” the FIA have been whilst investigating last season’s financial submissions, which are set to be released shortly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s that time of the year again when speculation over the budget cap starts, and whether any sides have breached the $135 million limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been rumoured that three teams have potentially breached the cap; however, the governing body has quashed the reports as being “unfounded”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FIA have insisted that they are still completing the auditing process, prior to revealing whether any team have exceeded the cap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red Bull, of course, were penalised for breaching the 2021 budget cap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Austrians were fined $7 million and slapped with a 10% reduction of their permitted wind tunnel time for 12 months, a penalty which is due to expire towards the end of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strict process is clearly being followed by the FIA this season to ensure that breaches don’t occur, given the damage it does to the championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wolff recently revealed what the auditors are doing as part of the budget cap investigations, with the Austrian being impressed by how seriously it’s being taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They [F1 auditors] came back with tonnes of questions to lots of teams and that shows how robust the process is, which is good,” Wolff told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Strong auditors are beneficial for F1. We need to stop any kind of unintentional or intentional breach of the cost cap. It’s like technical and sporting regulations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, Wolff also admitted that the FIA need to investigate other projects being run by F1 teams more closely, given that it makes the cost cap “more complex”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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